Vol. 19, No. 18

Feb. 10, 2000

Geological Society of America
names two fellows from UD

Susan McGeary and James E. Pizzuto, both geology, were elected fellows of the Geological Society of America (GSA) at its annual fall meeting in Denver. The highest member-generated honor of the society, the status of fellow is given to only about 2 percent of the GSA’s members. Fellows are nominated by their peers for their professional contributions to geology in research, teaching, training, administration or any other aspect. McGeary, who holds a bachelor’s degree in geology and master’s and doctoral degrees in geophysics from Stanford University, joined the UD faculty in 1987 after serving as a research fellow at the University of Cambridge. Her research involves using geophysical techniques to study environmental problems, including imaging ground water systems and the studies of the sea level rise and fall within the last 3 million years. She also is involved in profiling the structure of the continental crust and mantle. Pizzuto, a graduate of Carleton College with a doctorate from the University of Minnesota, came to the University in 1982. In 1994, he was a visiting scientist at the Environmental Research Center at the University of Tsukuba in Japan. His current research focuses on river mechanics, emphasizing environmental issues such as dam removal, artificial floods and the influence of land-use changes on rivers.